Christmas Party Nights At Dundalk Stadium Handicap (Div II)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2 | Early Strike (FR) | 6 G | AVG | D Buckley | 137 lbs | 8/1 | Won | Midfield - switched left and headway over 2f out - joined leaders when ridden over 1f out - every chance when disputed lead and edged right inside final 110yds - just failed - finished 2nd - placed 1st (jockey said gelding hung right under pressure)(op 15/2) | ||
| 2nd | 3 | Chateau Musar (IRE) | 5 G | Poor |
Tom Kiely-Marshall
(7)lbs
|
John Geoghegan | 128 lbs | 100/30 | .5 | Slightly awkward start - towards rear - headway going okay on far side of group over 2f out - prominent when ridden under 2f out - kept on well but held inside final 110yds - no match for first two - finished 3rd - placed 2nd(op 3/1) | |
| 3rd | 12 | Mephisto (IRE) | 8 G | AVG | Gerard Keane | 128 lbs | 9/2 | 3.25 | Held up in rear - headway when ridden towards near side 2f out - kept on but no impression final 110yds - not pace to challenge - finished 4th - placed 3rd(op 11/2 tchd 4/1) | ||
| 4th | 5 | Cliffs Of Malta (IRE) | 3 F | AVG |
Kyanna Van Buuren
(10)lbs
|
Barry J Fitzgerald | 124 lbs | 12/1 | 1.5 | Prominent - pressed leaders when ridden under 2f out - outpaced when ridden and no impression inside final furlong - finished 5th - placed 4th(op 16/1) | |
| 5th | 13 | Moving (IRE) | 5 G | Poor | Brendan W Duke | 128 lbs | 28/1 | .75 | Midfield - in touch with leaders when ridden 2f out - kept on but no impression inside final furlong - finished 6th - placed 5th(op 50/1 tchd 25/1) | ||
| 6th | 14 | Little Trigger (IRE) | 4 G | Poor | P F McEnery | 123 lbs | 25/1 | 2.25 | Held up in rear - nudged along when bit short of room 2f out - some headway when ridden 1f out - kept on towards finish - finished 7th - placed 6th (jockey said gelding got stopped up the straight)(tchd 20/1 and tchd 33/1) | ||
| 7th | 4 | Lariat (GB) | 9 G | Poor |
Adam Caffrey
(7)lbs
|
Adrian McGuinness | 128 lbs | 11/4F | .75 | Led - disputed lead after 2f - led narrowly before halfway - ridden 2f out - soon headed and weakened - finished 8th - placed 7th(tchd 9/4) | |
| 8th | 8 | Comeragh Belle (IRE) | 5 M | Poor | Michael Flannery | 131 lbs | 80/1 | 1 | In touch with leaders - close up when ridden 2f out - soon weakened - finished 9th - placed 8th(op 33/1 tchd 28/1) | ||
| 9th | 6 | Final Fantasy (GB) | 4 F | Poor |
James Ryan
(7)lbs
|
T G McCourt | 125 lbs | 28/1 | 0.3 | Ducked right start - took keen hold - prominent - pushed along over 2f out - lost position when ridden and weakened from 2f out - finished 10th - placed 9th(op 20/1) | |
| 10th | 10 | Conamore (IRE) | 7 M | Poor |
Sean D Bowen
(7)lbs
|
Noel Henley | 121 lbs | 80/1 | 5.5 | Midfield - in touch with leaders when nudged along under 4f out - lost position home turn - dropped to rear when ridden and no impression under 2f out - finished 11th - placed 10th(op 40/1) | |
| 11th | 11 | Elegant Lass (IRE) | 7 M | Good | Thomas Gibney | 128 lbs | 33/1 | 1.25 | Prominent - disputed lead after 2f - headed before halfway - pressed leader when ridden home turn - lost position and weakened from over 2f out - dropped to rear when eased inside final furlong - finished 12th - placed 11th(op 18/1) | ||
| 12th | 9 | Dixon Line (GB) | 4 G | Poor | Adrian Sexton | 130 lbs | 13/2 | 1.75 | Dwelt start - towards rear - headway on outer halfway - towards rear of midfield when pushed along over 3f out - dropped to rear when ridden and no impression 2f out - eased final furlong - finished 13th - placed 12th(op 9/1 tchd 6/1 and tchd 14/1) | ||
| 99th | 1 | El C Wells (IRE) | 6 M | Poor | Thomas J Gray | 140 lbs | 10/1 | 0 | Towards rear of midfield - headway on outer 3f out - led towards near side over 1f out - joined when edged left inside final furlong - all out - finished 1st - disqualified - banned substance (jockey said filly wandered when she hit the front)(op 6/1) |
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